Auxiliary-film-feed mechanism.



seen. AUXILIARY FILM FEED MECHANISM.

) APPLICATION FILED FEB-18.1914.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918 3 SHEETS-SHEET I van/or M. SEGEL.

. AUXILIARY FILM FEED MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. IBI I914.

Patented J an. 1, 191$ M'fn e66 6 M. SEGEL.

AUXILIARY FILM FEED MECHANISM. APPLICATION nun FEB. 18. 1914.

Patented Jan. 1,191&

MICHAEL SEGEL, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., ASSIGNOR '10 ELIZABETH MEHLFELDER unnnnmnsssn, or BAYSIDE, LONG- rsmmn, imw' ome AUXILIARY-FILM-FEED MECHAN 115M.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL SEGEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auxiliary-Film-Feed Mechanism, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improvement in motion picture devices, the object being to provide such an apparatus with means whereby advertisements, or other matter supplemental to the pictures themselves, will be automatically laced or moved to a position in line with the aperture, through which the light is cast, when the film runs out at the completion of the display.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 illustrates a diagrammatic sectional elevation of a motion picture machine provided with an embodimentofmy invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation of that portion of the aperture plate to which the device is attached.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan view, the section being taken on a line 3-3 in Fig. 2. 1 4 I Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on a line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front elevation showing a modified form of my improvement.

.Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view thereof, the sections being taken on a line 66 in Fig. 5. -:;Fig.: 7 i is a-similar view,'the section being taken on a line 7-7111 Fig. 5.-

60' vertiseinents, or other matter,

Fig. 8'is a fragmentary front elevation of still another form of my improvement...

Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view thereof, the section being taken on a line 99 in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view of one of the elements of this form of my im-' provement.

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional detail view, the section being taken on a line 1111 in Fig; 8.

has been stated, the object of this invention is to provide means whereby adcan be thrown Specification 01 Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1,1918.

, Application filed February 18, 1914. Serial No. 819,393.

upon a motion picture screen after the film has run out, the said device being automatically operated and preferably arranged within the machine and adjacent the aperture in the casing through which the pictures are cast. To control the automatic operation of the device, I preferably arrange it so that it is actuated, or caused to actuate, by the film itself.

In Fig. 1 a motion picture machine is diagrammatically illustrated, said machine consisting of a casing 1 provided with an aperture-2 through which the pictures on the film 3 are cast b the usual method. The casing 1 is provi ed with the usual film advancing sprocket 4: which isintermittently operated, step-by-step, in this instance, and for illustrative purposes, by a Geneva movement'5 and operating handle 6. The usual continuously rotating sprockets are indicated. by 7, 8, 9 and 10, the frictionally driven take-up reel being indicated by 11.

The device is also provided with the usual aperture plate 12 having the opening 13 aline with the opening 2 1n the casing 1.

'To carry out my invention various devices can be employed and I have herein illustrated some of the simpler devices for carrying my improvement into practice, the actions of which are to place between the openings 2 and 13 a plate, film or ribbon provided with advertisements or other matter, the said matter being in the form of a stencil or picture, should a film be used, which the light will cast upon the screen.

The supplemental or auxiliary film carrier, the term film being used to indicate any elements adapted for the purpose, will be normally held out of alinement with the that is while the film 3 15 passing through the machine, but when the film runs out the carrier will move, or be moved, to a position between the openings 2 and 13 (see dotted lines 14 Fig. 2) at which time the matter carried by the film will be projected on to thescreen.

To hold the carrier out of alinement with the said openings 2 and 13 I preferably employ the film itself.

Fig. 2 illustrates the carrier in the form of said openings,

a frame 15 having an arm 16 pivoted as at 17 to an extension 18 on the aperture plate 12. In this instance, the carrier or frame 15 in the form of perforations, or a stencil, but

a film, such asis used for picture purposes,

' can be used.

In this form the aperture plate 12 carries a lever orv arm 20 which is pivoted thereto at 21, and is adapted to swing in a vertical plane. The frame 15, and lever 20, are pivotally'connectedby a link 22.

' As shown in Fig. 2 the frame is held in an elevated position by, the film itself for the reason that as long as the film 3 lies within the channel in the aperture plate the lever will be held in a vertical position by the film, the weight of the frame 15 keeping the lever and film in contact. As soon as the film runs out the frame 15 will drop to the dotted line position 14 thereby causing the supplemental matter, on the plate or film .to j

and 48 together.

lie in the pathof light and hence be projected onto the screen. When a new film is laced in the machine the lever 20 will again e moved to the vertical position causing the frame to assume its normal position.

In the form of device illustrated in Fig. 5 the supplemental matter is carried lg a slid.- able plate or screen 23 carried by a ame 24 on the aperture plate 12. The plate 23 is connected by a link 25 to an arm or lever 26 pivoted at 27 to an extension 28 on the aperture plate 12.

The lever 26 is connected to 29, pivoted at 30 to the aperture plate, by a link 31.

The lever 29 carries. a shoe 32 which bears against the film 3, a weight 33, serving to keep the shoe 32 and film in contact. When the film runs out the weight 33 will fall and move the plate or film 23 to a position in front of the aperture 13.

Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11 illustrate still another form of device consisting of a ribbon or. film 34 carried by pulleys 35 and 36, pulley 36 being an idler. The object of this form of device is to provide means whereby a plurality of different advertisements or the like can bemoved in front of the aperture one at a time, said advertisements, or the like, being indicated by Y, C, N and I, the ribbon or film bein provided alternately throughout its lengt with the said advertisements, or the like, and openings 38.

While the film 3 is passing through the machine an opening 38 will be alined with the aperture 13 in the plate 12; hence the pictures will be lprogected through said openings. When t e lm runs out the ribbon or film 34 will be moved by the partial rotation of the pulleys to cause an adj acent advertisement to aline with the aperture.

As in the other forms, the film 3 controls the operation of the ribbon 34, but in fa.

somewhat different manner. In this latter form a spring 39 rotates the spools 35 and 36. The spring 39 is carried by a shaft'40 I carrying sprockets 41 which engages the film 3. The shaft 41 also carries a pinion 42 engaging a gear 43 on a shaft 44 passing t ough a, sleve45 upon which the pulley 35 is mounted, see Fig. 10.

Upon the shaft 40 I place a friction clutch 46 to one member 41 of which one end of the spring 39 is secured the other end of the s ring bein secured to the plate 12. The

c utch mem er 47 is loose .upon the shaft 40' that is to say is free to rotate. The clutch member 48 is slidably mounted upon the Y shaft 40 but rotatable therewith, in other words, the clutch member 48 is secured to the shaft 40 by a feather.

A spring 49 forces the clutch members 47 The lower end of the shaft 44,. for the spool 35, is provided with a spring 50 acting to keep-the clutch members 51 and 52 in mesh.

While the film is moving through the machine being meshed with the sprockets 41 the shaft 40 will rotate in the direction of the arrow 53. During the rotation of the haft 40 the spring 39 will be under constant tension, for the reason that when the film starts to move the clutch 46 will cause the spring to wind up until its tension becomes sufiicient to cause the clutch 46 to slip. As the sprockets 41 engage the film, the ring will not re-act and rotatev the shaft ward whilethe sprockets 41 are at rest. The sprockets 41 will of course operate intermittentlythe same as the film 3. After the sprin 39 has been wound up it will remain so or the reason that the resistance of the clutch 48 will be sufiicient, due to the pressure of the spring 43 to overcome the tension of the spring up to a certain point. While the shaft 40 is rotating in the direction of the arrow 53, the shaft 44 will rotate in the direction of the arrow 54 causing the clutch members 51 and 52 to slip;

hence the ribbon 34 will remain stationary.

hav-

When the film 3 runs out the spring turn ing been under tension will react an ack- I the shaft 40 in the direction of the arrow 54; hence the shaft 44 will be rotated in the direction of the arrow 55 at which time the clutch member 51 will engage the clutch member 52 and rotate the ulley 35 in the direction of the arrow 56 su cientl to move icture auxiliary film, and means controlled by the film to allow said auxiliary regular film adapted to move said auxiliary film to a line withthe aperture at or about the time when the exhibition of the regular film ceases.

2. In combination with a motion picture machine carrying a film to be exhibited, an auxiliary film, an advancin device-therefor, and means controlled %y the picture film advancing device to operate at or about the time when the exhibition of the regular film ceases.

3. In amotion picture machine a carrier adapted to support an auxiliary film or the like, said carrier being out of alinement withthe picture aperture, and means controlled by the picture film adapted to cause the film or the like in said carrier to aline with the picture aperture when the picture 4. In a motion icture machine having an aperture, the com ination of a picture film and an auxiliary film moving transversely across the picture aperture and auxiliary feed mechanism therefor and controlled by the film and adapted to operate when said aperture has become vacant. v

5. In a motion picture machine having an aperture, a picture film adjacent thereto, an

auxiliary film adjacent thereto and an auxiliary film advancing mechanism controlled by the regular film in the aperture for bringing said auxiliary film into the aperture at or about the. time the exhibit of the regular film ceases.

N. Y., this 2nd Signed at New York city, day of February, 1914.

" MICHAEL SEGEL.

Witnesses:

MABEL Drrmxnonrnn, Faun F. Wm. 

